MC CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

Monday, July 18, 2016

Global Citizenship Organization

By Kristen Rolston

Kristen (center) and friends after the Holi
celebration.

Global Citizenship Organization, or GCO, personally has felt like a family
to me. I've met students from all over and each of them has very different
personalities, but every single one of them is accepting and friendly. When I
first came to Maryville our previous president invited me to join the
leadership and he became one of my good friends – I still talk to him even
though he has returned to Cyprus. One of my funniest memories is when I came to
help make signs for our "world directory" post that stands outside of
I-House, and all of the students kept asking me if I was the girl coming from
Ireland because of my red hair. From then on, I met more friends than I thought
I would and now have connections all over the world. I also have a language
buddy to practice my Chinese with!

Students at the International Fashion Show.

GCO is a Maryville College organization intent on helping MC students
connect with other students from all over the world through visual
presentations (dances, PowerPoint, panels, etc.). Any student is welcome to
join and sign up for emails regarding organization events. Typically every
Friday at 3:30 in Bartlett Hall, students put together a presentation on their
home country or some cultural aspect of a country. When there isn't a
presentation there
are lots of parties, dances, and activities to be had!

Students attending a country
presentation.

Some of our most popular events are Holi, the Love,
Sex and Marriage Panel, Fashion Show and our themed dance parties. ​

Currently there is a leadership position open for any
international student interested in being directly involved in organizing
events. Below I have attached some pictures from some of our events and a link
to our page:https://www.facebook.com/MaryvilleGCO/​.